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fairing

[fair-ing] / ˈfɛər ɪŋ /

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gift n.
handsel n.

NOUN

gift

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allowance award benefit bonus contribution donation endowment favor giveaway grant legacy offering premium present relief reward souvenir subsidy tip tribute

STRONG

alms benefaction bequest bestowal boon bounty charity courtesy dispensation gratuity hand hand-me-down handout honorarium lagniappe largesse libation oblation offertory philanthropy pittance presentation provision ration remembrance remittance subscription tax benefit tax write-off token write-off

WEAK

goodie

Antonyms

WEAK

forfeit loss penalty

NOUN

handsel

Synonyms

WEAK

allowance alms award benefaction benefit bequest bestowal bonus boon bounty charity contribution courtesy dispensation donation endowment favor giveaway goodie grant gratuity hand hand-me-down handout honorarium lagniapp

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The telescope is already enclosed inside Falcon Heavy's protective fairing, the shell that surrounds a spacecraft during launch and shields it from aerodynamic forces and the atmosphere.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

“We expect to fully utilize New Glenn fairing capacity as we progress through our orbital launch plans,” AST SpaceMobile CEO Abel Avellan said during an earnings call last month.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026

The fairing that secured Clipper at the top of the rocket separated about four and a half minutes into the flight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2024

"In this case we do have a fairly large payload fairing compared to the earlier North Korean space launch vehicles," Panda said.

From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2023

And to each he gave a fairing biscuit, spiced with cinnamon and ginger.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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